After Evangelicalism: The Sixties and the United Church of Canada

Kevin N. Flatt

Published by McGill-Queen's University Press 2013

After Evangelicalism

The Sixties and the United Church of Canada

Kevin N. Flatt

Volume 2 in the series McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773588561

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A fascinating account of how Canada's largest Protestant church reinvented itself during the tumultuous 1960s.

Author / Editor information

Flatt Kevin N. :

Kevin N. Flatt is assistant professor of history at Redeemer University College.Kevin N. Flatt is assistant professor of history at Redeemer University College.

Reviews

“After Evangelicalism is a study of an important part of Canadian Protestant history, throwing light on the dilemmas and implications of competing interpretations of the Holy Scriptures within a church as an institution/human organisation, and on the tension between the leadership at church headquarters and the laity in terms of religiosity and morality, which has consequences for its members.” British Journal of Canadian Studies

“Flatt’s book is readable, well organized, carefully argued, and grounded in meticulous archival research. Moreover, it is an important work. As this country’s largest Protestant denomination, the United Church of Canada played a prominent role in Canadian public life – and in the personal lives of many Canadian families – throughout the twentieth century. Given the denomination’s importance, it is surprising that few academics have produced books devoted exclusively to the history of the United Church. Thus, Flatt’s work is a welcome addition both to the field of Canadian religious history and to the social and cultural history of postwar Canada.” Canadian Historical Review

"Flatt demystifies the place of evangelicalism in a denomination replete with tensions on how to deal with the fundamentals of Christianity - it is fascinating to follow the different trajectories of the elite and apparently most of the laity. After Evangelicalism is essential reading for anyone serious about Canadian Protestant history and the polarization of those who championed ethical imperatives above all else and those who defended the core truth claims of Christianity." Eric Crouse, Department of History, Tyndale University College

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Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Setting a Pattern, 1930–1940 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Calm before the Storm, 1940–1963 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Creating the New Curriculum, 1952–1964 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
The New Curriculum Controversy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
A New Gospel: Theological Upheaval and Redefinition, 1959–1968 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
The “New Evangelism” and the “New Morality,” 1962–1971 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Aftermath: The United Church and the Legacy of the Sixties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	250
The Decision-Making Structure of the United Church Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337

Language: English
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 360
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- Other: 2 tables

eBook

Published: July 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780773588561